Remember, Kansas City shockingly cut the superstar in November after TMZ Sports posted a video showing him getting violent with a woman in a Cleveland hotel.

Hunt apologized almost immediately after … and has said he’s undergoing treatment for alcohol and anger management to make sure similar incidents never happen again.

The Browns clearly think he’s done enough to earn another job in the NFL … ’cause they signed him to a reported 1-year deal — with GM John Dorsey saying, “Given what we know about Kareem through our extensive research, we believe he deserves a second chance.”

Both Smith and McKinnon are thrilled for the RB … and say the Browns are now definitely a team to watch in 2019.